PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF A TWO-STAGE LIGHT GAS MAGNETOPLASMA LAUNCHER FOR HIGH-VACUUM BALLISTIC TESTS

The results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the operation and a two-stage light gas magnetoplasma launcher are presented. An optical method for measuring the velocity of small bodies (2–10 mm) has been developed and used in testing a combined gas discharger for micro- and macroparticle acceleration. The experimental results are in good agreement with the mathematical model of the two-stage light gas gun in the approximation of constancy of the accelerating pressure behind the striker
   
Author:  P. P. Khramtsov, O. G. Penyazkov, V. A. Vasetskii, V. M. Grishchenko, A. I. Makhnach, and I. A. Shikh
Keywords:  plasma, erosion plasma, accelerator, laser ballistic chronometer
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